Tarbutton is first-team Ski Valley All-Conference

April 07, 2004

St. Mary senior guard Ben Tarbutton shined on the hardwood for the Snowbirds this season.

The hardworking Tarbutton contributed at both ends of the floor, helping St. Mary to post a 16-6 record, win a divisional crown in the Ski Valley and a district title in the playoffs. He was the leading scorer in the area with 371 points in 22 games, an average of 16.9 per game. He also had 49 steals, an average of 2.2 per game. The 5-foot-8 senior finished with 84 assists, an outstanding average of 3.8 per game.

For his efforts, Tarbutton was named to the first-team Ski Valley All-Conference roster for 2003-04.

In addition, St. Mary senior guard Scott Dunn, who normally played a sixth-man role, was an honorable mention choice, while junior center Will Kinney was honorable mention for J-L.

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The 6-4 Spyhalski was a force down low. In spite of missing three games, he scored 246 points (12.9 average) and pulled down 121 boards (6.4). The strong-armed Burzynski averaged 4.1 points and 3.2 rebounds.

Thomas turned in excellent numbers, even though he missed five games. He was the Cards' leading scorer with 124 points in 15 games (8.3). He also averaged 7.8 rebounds. The speedy Williams averaged 2.2 assists and 2.2 steals while hitting 8.2 points per game.

In his role as first man off the bench, Dunn was a steady performer, connecting for 131 points (6.0) while grabbing 67 boards (3.0). Kinney got better as the season went along, adapting to the game at the varsity level. Kinney scored 152 points in 20 games (7.6) and averaged 6.2 boards.